Author: DA Communications Group | 26 May 2020 The country’s agriculture sector is expected to play a major role in pursuing a socio-economic response framework to the Covid-19 pandemic recovery efforts. “For us to rise stronger from this Covid-19 crisis, the government must encourage the development of an agriculture-driven economy,” said Agriculture Secretary William continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 21 May 2020 Cognizant of their key role as ‘”food security czars,” the country’s local chief executives (LCEs) are once again called upon by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to serve as strong partners of the Department of Agriculture (DA) particularly in cascading national policies and continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 21 May 2020 A total of one hundred and twelve Leyteaños are among the first batch of beneficiaries returning to their homeland under the Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa program (BP2) of the government. On May 20, Agriculture Secretary William Dar, joined Senator Lawrence Go, Executive Secretary Salvador Meldiadea, Technical continue reading…
In a video conference, Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Mindanao A Cluster discussed agriculture and fisheries sector issues and concerns amid COVID-19 on May 20, 2020. One of the challenges confronting the sector during the pandemic is the food supply availability and adequacy in the region, which includes price-related issues, production-related issues, and unhampered continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 19 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) is readying interventions under its P700-million (M) Quick Response Fund (QRF) after conducting field validation of ‘Typhoon Ambo’ affected areas in Eastern Visayas and Luzon. “We will use the QRF to rehabilitate affected areas and help farmers and fishers who suffered continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 18 May 2020 A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), engineer Celestino Mananguit, of San Ildefonso, Bulacan, developed an integrated eight-hectare livestock farm, expanding it into a techno-demonstration and agri-tourism farm that provides food, livelihood, and employment in his community. A retired seaman, Melbert Gabriel Fadrigo developed their family farm, continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 15 May 2020 To cater to more farm producers and consumers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded partnership for the implementation of the e-Kadiwa marketing initiative, which was first launched on May 4. On May 15, 2020, Agriculture Secretary William Dar signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 15 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) proposes several sets of interventions to revive and reboot the country’s agriculture and fishery sector after the COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe the initiatives will help reinvigorate the Philippine countryside after surmounting the COVID-19 pandemic, by increasing food production and establishment continue reading…
